haycation
n. A vacation on a farm.
Also Seen As
hay-cation
Other Forms
haycationer n.
Examples
2011
Farm vacations — often called "haycations" — give people a break from the bustle of city life, and a chance to pack up the kids and enjoy a down-home night or two out on a farm. Pennsylvania, California and Vermont lead the nation in "haycation" destinations, according to the database at FarmStayUS.com. Pennsylvania even has its own organization for haycations: the Pennsylvania Farm Vacation Association.
—Kellie B. Gormly, “Getaway ‘haycations’ turn families into farmhands,” Pittsburgh Tribune Review, April 25, 2011
2010
It couldn't have been more different than modern-day city life — and that's the point of Feather Down Farm Days, a European-based company whose "haycations" are taking root in the United States.
—Lori Rackl, “Take a family 'haycation' on an Illinois farm,” The Chicago Sun-Times, July 10, 2010
2008 (earliest)
Call them haycations: The chance to spend a night or two on a working farm or ranch and enjoy the comforts of a country inn - or a complete guest home on the property - while you learn about your hosts' approach to agriculture.
—Leslie Harlib, “IJ Weekend: Take a haycation on a North Bay farm,” Marin Independent Journal, July 30, 2008
Notes
An earlier (April 4, 2007) usage of haycation appears here as the title of a blog post, but for the life of me I can't see the connection between the post title and the post content, so I don't know whether this qualifies as a cite.
Posted: May 27, 2011